Silent Hiking 150km in Los Picos de Europa.
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In July 2021 I solo hiked a 8-day 150 kilometer (10,400m elevation gain) loop in Parque Nacional de Los Picos de Europa, a national park in the north of Spain.
This is an ambient film without dialog.
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All trip details, including a full day-by-day itinerary, map and gpx-file, pack-list and information about camping, travel, weather and difficulty can be found on:
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All carbon emissions of this trip were offset by Trees for All.
Music licensed via Musicbed:
Future of forestry - A foretelling
A Taylor - Who will remember
Async Ross - Familiar Patterns
Adam Bokesch - Soft Light
Adrian Disch - Safe
Async Ross - Steps apart
Steven Gutheinz - Expanse
Bytheway May - Drift
Chris Coleman - Belong
Adam Bokesch - Orange curtains in a quite room
Timestamps:
0:00 Day 1 - Fuenté De into Ándara massif [20k; 2100m gain]
4:23 Day 2 - Jou de los Cabrones via Sotres [30k, 1800m gain]
8:27 Day 3 - Caín via Bulnes [29k, 600m gain]
10:42 Day 4 - Into the Cornión massif [15k, 1800m gain]
12:31 Day 5 - Refugio Vegarredonda [7k, 500m gain]
14:32 Day 6 - Arroyo Argoya via Cabaña Vega Huerta and Refugio Vegabaño [26k, 1600m gain]
18:42 Day 7 - Torre del Llaz (Jermoso) via Posada de Valdeón [17k, 1500m gain]
22:48 Day 8 - Fuenté De via Cabaña Veronica [18k, 900m gain]
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I'm chronically unwell (since age 16) - now 28 and as a result I'm mostly housebound and can't travel etc. Your videos bring me more joy than you can imagine. I would never normally get to see such things or have the feeling of being out there in the wilderness and exploring. Thank you so much for sharing these videos and bringing me a little slice of adventure. On my 65 inch OLED TV this looks incredible by the way
Hi Alex, your comment made me smile a lot and feel humbled. I really enjoy doing these hikes and sharing them with other, but I never realized it could have such in impact. I appreciate your comment a lot; it is gives me a new perspective and motivation.
By the way, I watched some of your videos. I love plants: my apartment is turning into a jungle and I can't stop buying more, but you are really next level man! Keep it up.
Greetings Alex, and what a tremendous gift the technology AND the content creators are to so many of us. All the best!
@@HarmenHoek lovely comment AND lovely answer! 😻
I just did the camino de Santiago and loved this green scenes ☺️
Alex I'm sorry to hear you're unwell and can't travel .!!! As someone who enjoyed the great outdoors myself but am slightly restricted from Arthritis in the bone's at the tender age of 69.!!!Glad to hear these videos bring a bit of joy to you.!!!I was quiet lucky to walk the highest peaks in Ireland and Scotland and England and Wales over the last 15 years there's nothing like it for the peace and tranquillity.!!!Maybe someday you'll have the chance I hope and pray you do.!!!!Stay safe love From Ireland.!!!
Great job with this. brings back the good mems
Thanks Kraig! You’ve started my hiking & film making obsession.
Mensaje del maestro! 🙌🙌
The moment I saw the video I thought of kraig adams right away. It’s not easy to film yourself while hiking. Been there and it’s hard to do so. Great work guys
@@phuntsok931 Agreed, I always struggle with what cameras to use as short winter days don't allow me to summit and get tripod shots.. just not enough time in the day. When I see films like this it really makes me want to always use my sony a7siii vs a lighter faster camera setup.
I stumbled across these videos by Harmen and thought of Kraig Adams immediately. I have noticed many things Harmen has emulated from Kraig. Everything from the hoodie, to the music by Musicbed, and the camera shots and angles.
Better than most of nat geo documentaries... just wow
Your videos are by far the best hiking videos I have ever seen. Absolutely perfectly filmed and edited. I can't wait to see more!
Thank you so much!
absolutely, best hiking video of all time
As an avid Pyrenees hiker I didn't know Spain had such other beautiful mountains on the north side. I definitely need to go there.
Yup, Picos de Europa are amazing. I'm a Polishman living in the UK, I've been to Asturias last September. From lovely beaches to great mountains in a matter of few miles. So green out there, looks like a Scotland. I loved it.
The North is full of Mountains and very green
Many people doesn't know this because Spain is mostly known for its beaches, but it is acctually the second most mountainous country in Europe just after Switzerland
Hello, I'm a Korean backpacker.
I really enjoyed the video. It's a place I really want to visit after COVID-19. It's so cool.
Hi! Glad you liked it. Hope you can visit soon!
SPAIN Is so beautiful! Thanks.
The last photo, breathtaking 👌
Easy in such a breathtaking place (:
Hi Harmen! I haven’t been back to the Picos de Europa in 30 years. Your log of your travels has me longing to return. Thank you for your work! Anytime you want to come and hike in Idaho, USA, dinner is on me! 😉
Ooh Idaho is definitely on my list! Would love to do some hiking in the Sawtooths next year, so I might hold you to it (;
dude you have so much more visual and storytelling style than many film school graduates. also great sense for structure and pause. no other youtube videos bring as much beauty as your works. yet there's so little external fuss about what you do. plus i absolutely love the climax here and the way you end your videos (dropping the stick in this one). _this_ stuff is the top content on youtube IMO
I completely agree with Alex! Due to a car wreck and very bad knees, these videos take me for I can no longer go. I love that there’s no talking which lets me put myself right there where you are. At times it’s so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. Tears of a mild sadness that I can’t be there and see it for real but absolute joy that you take me there!
Thank you for sharing your story for me. It gives me a new perspective on doing these hiking and making these films. I am glad I could share the experience a little with you, and hope you can still enjoy nature in your own ways. The best!
Those armies of cows, sea of clouds, the sunset, spectacular views, this is a dream for me!🥳🥰🤩. Good job with this amazing film and thanks for sharing!🎊
Many thanks! :D
The minute 25:06 from vídeo is awesome hahaha 😅. The natural paradise we have in Spain is incredible. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! (: And thanks
I'm only at the shots at 3:50 and I'm already blown away. Harmen keeps being the best filmmaker in the space.
1:26 2That shot is amazing, the framing and conception to see the shot and see yourself moving through it. Thats Art.
Ah glad you liked that one. Took quite some effort (:
Excellent work, dude. You and Kraig have inspired me the most. I start my Pico's de Europa trek in a few days. Super pumped for it.
Glad to hear!
@@HarmenHoek Pico's was more challenging than I was expecting. I saw that cave you slept in on the last full day of hiking for me. Cool spot.
It's obvious how much effort u put in this video
It's insanely calming to watch
Love doing it, and that's exactly the feeling I want to achieve
The Picos de Europa are one of the most beautiful things I've seen. You filmed this dream landscape perfectly. No doubt. Greetings from Germany
Many thanks! (:
22:20 - I literally had chills! Great work and thanks so much for sharing!
Wow, thank you!
Incredible. What a beautiful trip and achievement. Brought me to tears. So many amazing places like this on this earth. Thank you for taking us along.
Thank you so much!
Incredible. Just wow. Ty
Was up there in 1994; so wonderful to re-experience it through your trip. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome! Did it look familiar?
@@HarmenHoek The jagged rock outlines were familiar. We saw no people at all, no chalets, or cafes. We came across the bronze rucksack shaped grave stone of an olympic decathlete buried up there. No fences or cattle, just condors.
Después de este maravilloso vídeo , solo te falta ir al Museo del Prado de Madrid y ver en la sección del siglo XIX , al pintor belga Carlos de Haes ; los Picos de Europa son casi tan bonitos como el cuadro que este pintor pintó de ellos
This video is really inspiring. 22:20 must be the most perfect use of a drone that I have seen. Also great idea to add timelapses. If you continue with those documentaries, National Geographic is going out of business soon!
Thank you! Appreciate it a lot. (:
@@HarmenHoek Did you know that flying a drone in Picos de Europa is strictly prohibited?
@josmaf Don’t ask. Don’t tell. 😉Just enjoy.
All your shots, the angle choices & risks to complete them are cinema-worthy
Your videos are one of the reasons why I still wonder around youtube. I know this comment will be lost in the internet and I know this won't even mean anything but this is one of the rare occasions I leave a comment on a video. This means I see you worthy of my comment. You showed me how beautiful the world is.
I got injured last January and things are not going good on my side. I couldn't push myself to limits anymore, my knee is suffering from trauma. Life is getting hard......
Look at me being so dramatic.
I hate my life, I suck...
Enhorabuena por el vídeo y por el canal en general. Todos son de una calidad increíble en cuanto a imagen y montaje. Espero que nos sigas deleitando con estos vídeos mostrándonos los hermosos lugares que tenemos en nuestro planeta. Gracias. Saludos desde España (Málaga)
Muchas gracias!
Reconozco muchos de esos paisajes y sin embargo lo he visto como si descubriera Picos de Europa. Precioso vídeo.
Gracias Luis! Objetivo alcanzado!
Thanks for making me cry. So damned beautifull...
Wow, thank you ...
I’m awaiting results for COVID, and have had to cancel the plans to go to the Picos at the end of my 8 week trip. It was a special trip for being 60 and I’ve done heaps of hiking around Portugal. It’s been amazing! So now I’m grounded so my aim, now I’m feeling a tad better, is to send my pals my trip photos...and to learn how to use my gymbal and mic....for my next trip!
Hiking is fab....it has been my raisin d’etre for my trip....plotting the walks from a cicerone book of Walking in Portugal....and doing as many as I can, often finding alternatives, but wherever I go, I am having adventures.
And now I’m holed up in a hotel with a lovely terrace overlooking inviting hills.....and enjoying your videos! Thank you
Surely the place is absolutely stunning and one of my favorite places in the world.
But also, your work of filming, producing and making a video like this, is also incredible. It looks better than most of TV documentaries, and also more "real".
Congratulations for your work, you should be really proud.
Thank you thank you thank you. I love making these videos and sharing the peace I experience when doing them.
Absolutely stunning, such perfectly framed scenes. I love your mix of the audio with soft music so we can still hear what you heard. Your videos are gorgeous and serene and I can't wait to see what you do next! Thank you for sharing these trips.
Ocean of clouds ☁️ Beautiful earth and sky. 🏔👍🏻🇺🇸
A beauty it is
I did this walk about 8 years ago. Sadly, memory is fickle and now I don't remember much of the walk. Wonderful video, it brought back some memories. Thanks!
Not only this video is outstanding. The extremely detailed content in you website is amazing!!
Thank you for sharing all this for us.
You're very welcome!
Paisajes de ensueño y gran fotografía.
sí, lo era! Gracias!
Supermooi Harmen! Bedankt! Groetjes vanuit Noord-Brabant😄👍
Dankje! :D
Just back from two weeks rock climbing in the Picos. Absolutely beautiful place
Awesome! Did you climb Naranjo de Bulnes (Pico de Urriele)?
@@HarmenHoek We certainly did. We climbed it via Amistad Con El Diablo. A beautiful mountain.
Excellent video! this is real state-of-the-art work, with lots of rich details, like the clouds down over the valley, the little lizards showing up discretely, the view of the wild goats (chamois) up in the mountains, the night moving skies full of stars! it is just a masterpiece! I've watched hundreds of similar videos on youtube, but the quality and finesse of your videos is at a higher podium. Also the background music is a perfect choice. Congratulations on the great work! and keep it up and going!!
You are doing great brotha for many people whose dream is to travel the world and i am one of those people... Thank you heartedly ❤️
It's my pleasure
Hoi Harmen, ik heb de meeste van je films twee keer gezien en zal ze vast nog vaker bekijken. Ze zijn van een bovengemiddelde kwaliteit, prachtige opnames, stills en details, subtiele muziek, schitterende locaties en geen gepraat. In meerdere opzichten een verademing!
Hartelijk dank voor je al je werk!
22:17 -- very unexpected figure, so much a part of that colossal landscape: rock, clouds and our planetary star -- mini-universe. One has to respond to it somehow, and that gesture, almost about to lift off into the air seems just perfect.
Aventura y arte ,todo en uno .Enhorabuena por este documental
Muchas gracias!
I had a big smile watching this. Such a magical place.
Thank you!
Your videos are the most beautiful I've ever watched! your images are amazing! I'm a fan of your channel!
Thank you so much 😀
Incredible ! thanks for your wonderful video !
Thank you too!
This is so beautiful. I felt like I was right there exploring it myself. Thank you for bringing me on your journey 😀 keep exploring
Glad you enjoyed it! More videos to come!
Great hike, Harmen! Very thanks to share your journey in spetacularnatural places. I dream much more now! I will to fly in 2023 from Brazil to Spain and hike these mountains with my love and our boys. And we pursuit these incredibles sensations, views and peace. Good luck and best hikes forever, dear friend!
Thank you! Sounds like an amazing plan with the people you love. Enjoy!
I love your work.
May it prosper and make our World a better place.
Thank you!
El vídeo espectacular, los paisajes increíbles y el montaje y el trabajo realizado impresionante !
Qué belleza de sitios!! Felicidades por el trabajo tan extraordinario que realizas en los montajes.
Gracias!
regard from Jakarta Indonesia.
I think it is very incredible . thank you for sharing your adventure.
Thanks for watching!
Another great wor. Thanks for relaxing 26 minutes
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
Sin palabras. Grandes imágenes. Precioso vídeo. ¡Súper!
Muchas gracias!
The videography in your videos is some of the best I've seen. Thank you for the effort!
Much appreciated! 😊
ungewöhnliches gebiet, ungewöhnliche landschaft, ungewöhnliches video. - eine freude und augenweide sie auf ihrer tour zu begleiten.
Love these videos. THey really lower my blood pressure- but I can't stop thinking about all the times he has to hike back up for the camera
Happy to hear that! It's not so bad, considering I hike 10 hours each day (;
Absolutely astonishing! Some of the most beautiful footage I've ever seen of Picos. And btw I am familiar with the area and that is one heck of a hike in terms of distance and unevenness...Your video really encourages me to go out and push harder! Congrats!
Thanks for the comment. The terrain of Los Picos is by far the most difficult I have encountered on my hikes so far; but also some of the most exciting.
Thank you Harmen! Its so impressive and inspired! The most enjoyable 30 min of a day!
Thank you! (:
14:21 El ser vivo más feliz del mundo. Un vídeo precioso, la calidad de las imágenes magnífica, gracias por subirlo.
I am coming close to 87 and can no long climb mountains and hike - you help me get to places I could either never reach or get to now.... Your drone photography is amazing and your quietness and the beautiful music - Thanks so very very much 🧙🏽♂️
You have great talent that comes from reflective personalities. I love your independence and the choices that come whit it. The shared journal of travels in your life and planet life is adorable. Thanks I know your videos; when is your friendship whit the Dolomites?
Thank you so much! Not sure when to go to the Dolomites, but definitely some time!
I can't imagine all the incredible things we'll see before dying. Thanks to you 'Los Picos de Europa' won't be one of them. Keep the amazing content up. Subbed. I wish you all the best.
Thank you, great thoughts.
Stunning views. I love it so much!!!!!
Some amazing photography here. I absolutely loved watching this. Thank you for creating a masterpiece.
On level with Kraig Adams, excellent video! Keep it up!!
Wow, thanks!
I would argue it is better!
It was my pleasure to watch the premier and I came back to watch it again. After finishing my TMB trip, I've been watching hiking films a lot and found your channel through your TMB video. All your films are breathtaking and I hope you continue the efforts! Looking forward to seeing your next work. Stay safe and strong! Best wishes for your future adventures.
Hi, thank you for the support! I enjoy making these films, and to my surprise people watch them and even leave supporting comments like these. Thanks!
in het jaar 2001 daar gefietst met mn zoon en blij om deze prachtige film te zien echt fenomenaal zo prachtig dit gebied is Harmen bedankt voor deze geweldige opname,s echt super
Picos is amazing but this vídeo its a piece of art.😍🙌🏾🙌🏾
Watched your other Pyrénées video yesterday. Loved it. Then this one today. Loved it even more because of the addition of these stunning clouds and sky timelapse. Tomorrow will be your Tour du Mont Blanc video, can't wait! Great work 👍❤️
Awesome! Glad you liked them. Thanks (:
Awesome video, great film, and amazing sound edit. Hope you enjoyed this mountain paradise, and you are welcome again to enjoy more of this beautiful land in north of Spain. Well Done, Good Job!!!
Yeah, Los Picos was amazing. Such a great place. Thank you!
Outstanding!
That has to be the most fabulous video I’ve ever watched on TH-cam.
New viewer subscribing. Love the Kraig A style and you put you own spin on it. The goats were comical. Like that you are not ultra light. That was a very very physically challenging route and well done with a heavy pack! Navigation looked tricky too so thanks for the extra filming effort through all of that.
Much appreciated! Going lightweight and filming don't go well together (;
what an extraordinary masterpiece!!!
Thank you! (:
@@HarmenHoek wonder how many days you took for the entire loop
So picturesque views 🙋 nicely done 🎥😍🇨🇦
Many thanks
Fantastic marvellous videos ! Love to go "hiking with you" in these extraordinry places. Your pictures are beautiful and capture the great and the small creatures. No blabla, no stupid jokes, no fastidious introductions , no narcissc selfies : just the silence of nature and discreet music.
The quality of your videos are truly unique on TH-cam, no other hiking videos can compare to yours. Thank you for sharing them
Generally I am very precise to like and comment on TH-cam. But it’s my pleasure to leave comment on your work. Incredible! I am also solo traveller and I know it’s very difficult to shot your own video in story mode. I am basically amazed the way you shot and editing. It’s looks like another person capturing you but you mentioned it was a solo trip. I wish you also make a video that what types of gadgets are you using and how do you use them? especially to make solo video. Greeting 🤝
Hi Jignesh, thank you for your comment! I will consider making a video about my techniques, but on the other hand, I rather have nature speak than speak myself. (;
Espléndidas imágenes
Este vídeo tiene mucho trabajo y dedicacion
Gracias gracias!
Bravisimo. Un saludo desde Cantabria.
Muchas gracias. Cantabria es muy hermosa!
It’s the Spanish Dolomites! Amazing! Picos say hello to my bucketlist
Thank you for your video, Harmen. Really amazing. It transmits me beauty, purity and tranquility. I have been twice in "Picos de Europa" . There aren´t high peaks like the Alps or the Pyrenees , but the landscapes, villages, people and the way of living are more natural and little transformed. The paradise. Greetings from Barcelona.
Thanks for sharing! I agree, Los Picos as a special kind of beauty to it. I felt especially in love with the more remote western massif. No big peaks, but a very interesting and beautiful landscape, loved it!
This made my day. Another inspiring hiker making sublime videos. I love the way you frame your shots, and take the smaller details of your surroundings, not just the landscapes and the hiking itself. And the Picos de Europa… mountains that sit on the edge of everyone’s awareness. I was there in 1988, and this brought back so many memories.
As a fellow video hiker who is just starting out with video and sound, I’m curious what camera you use, and what microphone you got the walking and cowbell sounds with. I imagine you were trying to go as light as possible. I currently use an old Olympus OM-D EM-1, which can only do 1080 k, a DJI Pocket 2, which isn’t weather resistant, and an old Olympus PCM recorder with binaural microphones for the sound. I think this is still heavy, so I’m looking for something more compact, but with good image quality and sound. Do you follow Kraig Adams’ system, or something more compact and lighter?
Thank you! I agree, there are so many beautiful places people don't even know about.
For my gear, check out harmenhoek.com. My gear isn't really lightweight, and I bring an extra (heavy) lens and a whole lot of batteries since I'm also shooting timelapses. But to me that's worth it, and tbh it doesn't really bother me.
from all the videos on youtube this one brings peace and stillness, and quiet from all the noise together. thank you :)
This is beautiful beyond words - looking forward to more such videos. Thank you for sharing!
Asturias, my land, thanks for showing this amazing palce. I am from Asturais, Spain and i have been so many times in Picos de Europa. Great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Asturias, León y Cantabria.
Madre mia, que imagenes, es increible¡¡ me dan mucha paz tus videos, me transportan a otro lugar, y al no haber palabras es más sublime Son videos humildes donde haces que el protagonista sea el paisaje, un gran logro¡¡ a veces me pregunto cuando subes o bajas la montaña y ya has dejado la cámara y tienes que volver a subir o bajar a por ella, guau un gran esfuerzo por tu parte. Gracias
Muchas muchas gracias! Me gusta hacer peliculas como este, y por ese razon nunca is demansiado trabajo para mi!
This is an amazing footage, thanks for sharing~
Thanks!
👍🏻Thanks for making and sharing !
Hello,I live in Cantabria to 100 km from Picos de Europa and I feel a lucky person for this. In summer when I am bathing in the beach (San Vicente de la Barquera) I can see Picos de Europa from the beach and os very gratifying.
Wow, such a great place to live in.
How I imagine walking in minecraft world would feel
Hahaha
Amazing film as always!
Hola. Te acompaño en tus recorridos desde Argentina. Qué lindos lugares! Gracias.Saludos
Stellar vid Harmen. Watching your vids back to back with Kraigs is like being transported to another dimension - Can't get enough of them!
Thank you for sharing your adventure! Cheers!
Love your hikes
Thank you for sharing! can't wait to watch your next adventure videos🤩💖
Yay! Thank you! Currently editing the next video ...
Love the photography at the end.....amazing pics...thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
@@HarmenHoek keep up the great hiking 👌
these are all so great
your trips, filming, music accompanying the trip are amazing! THANK YOU!
Very, very good. Espectacular!!!! Buenas imagenes del paisaje y de la flora y fauna.
Gracias! (:
I really loved this video. Thank you.❤